Reinventing the Millennium

That night, Fang Zhuo returned to the school dormitory where he had been away for a long time.

After returning from this trip, he had the illusion that he had not been here for a year, and his roommate Lin Cheng, who was still reading under the lamp, brought people back to reality.

"Damn it, Lao Fang, where have you gone?"

"Do you even know you have money in your locker?"

"The key is in your shoe! It was Teacher Su who brought a beautiful woman here to get the money! What did they do with the money? Did you do something sorry for them?"

"Lao Fang, are you going to be a father? Is that money a betrothal gift?"

Lin Cheng still couldn't believe his eyes after two days. There was actually 20,000 yuan in the cabinet in the room!

He thought repeatedly over the past two days and combined various clues to come up with a love story of joys and sorrows.

"..." Fang Zhuo held down his friend's bouncing shoulders, "Old Lin, my grandma gave me the money to start my business. She gave me all the money she had saved her whole life."

"Then you deposit it in the bank!" Lin Cheng jumped three feet high and couldn't hold it down. "That's 20,000 yuan! You actually put it in the cabinet! Are you a fool???"

Not just 20,000, there were over 200,000 in that cabinet.

Fang Zhuo clasped his hands together and admitted his mistake again and again: "Yes, yes, I feel it was too rash now, or I am too young, and I don't care what is good or bad."

Lin Cheng opened his mouth. This decisive self-examination left him speechless.

He shook his head and asked suspiciously: "It's really not the gift money? Why did Teacher Su and a beautiful woman come to get the money? What was the money used for? Lao Fang, don't make any mistakes."

"This... this." Fang Zhuo hesitated, "Didn't I tell you that I am working on a new hospital project, which is used to make a website. Teacher Su used this to help me apply for an internship last time. That beauty is I also know the top students from HKUST and come to help.”

Lin Cheng was relieved and said regretfully: "I thought you made her pregnant."

Fang Zhuo squinted: "Am I this kind of person in my heart?"

Lin Chengyi said sternly: "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts."

"...That makes sense." Fang Zhuo threw his coat on the upper bunk, washed his face, and urged, "Read your book. I'm waiting for you to treat me to dinner after you graduate to high school. By then, we two brothers will be drunk. Just rest."

"good!"

Lin Cheng sat down and opened the book, but he was still talking about what happened in school.

This so-and-so rents a house outside the school and lives with his girlfriend.

That so-and-so drove a car into the campus in a ostentatious manner.

A Mao and A Dog got into a fight and were punished by the school. A Bird and A Yu dropped out of school and went south to pursue their future.

Fang Zhuo climbed to the upper bunk, held on to the railing, and listened to these trivial gossips with a smile.

Lin Cheng's mouth went dry as he spoke. He looked back at his good friend and asked, "Old Fang, what are you doing out here? I see you are in a very good mood."

"Is there any? Where's the best?" Fang Zhuo asked.

Lin Cheng pointed: "It seems that you feel very relaxed as soon as you enter the door. I have been frowning from time to time before. What's wrong today?"

"Really?" Fang Zhuo was surprised and thought for a while, "It's not that bad. I just chatted with someone. Others also think that we have good prospects for building a website. This trip is to Lin'an, and we will probably have to go there in two days. .”

"You told me once before, what is the website address? Wait until I go to the Internet cafe to play "StarCraft" to find out what it is."

Fang Zhuo was shocked: "Why do you still go to the Internet cafe to play games? How can you get a higher degree..."

"It's fun to relax once in a while, but I don't understand it too much. I also met a QQ friend on the Internet who has also upgraded to a bachelor's degree, so I can exchange experiences." Lin Cheng said seriously, "I'm going to the tutoring class. Teachers say you can’t work behind closed doors, especially if you’re alone in the dormitory like me, you have to pay more attention to your mental health.”

Fang Zhuo was stunned for a while and praised: "That teacher must be a good teacher. He even knows about mental health..."

Lin Cheng said disdainfully: "What's so strange about this?"

"Well, I've been too busy recently, and I may have been a little out of touch with the times." Fang Zhuo said sincerely.

Lin Cheng said arrogantly: "You can't do this as a website developer. You have to understand everything."

"Yes Yes Yes."

The registered network operator who shined at the Lin'an Internet Development Forum meeting nodded repeatedly, feeling that the lesson taught by his good friend was very reasonable.

At 9:30 in the evening, seeing that the battery of the mobile phone was charged, Fang Zhuo put it back into the mobile phone and dialed Yu Hong and Su Wei respectively. He remembered something he forgot to tell him. The news about Sequoia Investment this time was only It is limited to four shareholders and must be kept strictly confidential.

Then, he called his mother again. This phone call did not mention Sequoia Investment. He only said that he was currently working on an Internet website and that there was another company that was very optimistic about its development and could get investment in the future.

After all, the money is not in the pocket, and the family also needs a buffer in their thoughts.

My mother didn't ask much. She just told her to pay attention to her health and not be too tired from working on the website. If it didn't work, she could go home to go on a blind date, get married, or have children.

For a moment, Fang Zhuo was not sure whether his mother's statement was a disguised way of urging him to work harder outside...

After Fang Zhuo made the call and returned to the dormitory, Lin Cheng was already washing up and getting ready for bed.

That night, the two remaining roommates in the dormitory turned off the lights and chatted for a while. Lin Cheng asked with concern about the long-legged beauty who came with Teacher Su last time, while Fang Zhuo casually chatted about the scenery of Lin'an West Lake.

As the topic wandered off, Lin Cheng talked longingly about his happy life after getting a bachelor's degree.

In view of the experiences he witnessed in his previous life, Fang Zhuo could only silently wish his good friend success in his studies.

…

The next day, I woke up.

Fang Zhuo suddenly didn't know what to do. The three shareholders may still need to digest the good news. Teacher Xiao Su also informed Tang Shangde of the work arrangements for the next two days. There was no need to deal with Luzhou's daily hospital contacts on his own for the time being.

Before Sequoia's money entered the account, life seemed to be temporarily unreliable.

Fang Zhuo bid farewell to Lin Cheng who was going to the study room to do some homework. He ate breakfast slowly and wandered around the school doing nothing for a long time, admiring the ignorant but energetic state of his junior students.

Being young is really good.

It seems that life is at your fingertips, and you can change the future as long as you work hard.

It was approaching noon, and Fang Zhuo was thinking about going to the next restaurant alone, when two calls suddenly came on his cell phone.

The first call came from Sequoia. The person on the phone said that he would arrive in Luzhou tonight and would discuss the details of the contract and that all shareholders would need to sign it unanimously.

The second call came from Lin'an, from Liu Yangyang's secretary. She was talking about official business and asked when the registration network would start business in Lin'an.

Fang Zhuozhen had half a day's leisure in Fusheng, and only half a day's fishing was enough to get practical encouragement.

After lunch, Fang Zhuo borrowed a bicycle and went straight to a law firm in the city. With cash, he dispelled the lawyer's suspicion and temporarily hired Liu Ningsheng, a lawyer specializing in commercial contracts.

They say they specialize, but in fact they have only been working for more than three years.

"Uh, Mr. Fang, you are going to bring the contract to me tomorrow, right? Do you have any other requirements?" Liu Ningsheng felt a little strange, but the other party paid the money in advance, so he must provide good service. After all, the province All law firms are in the stage of business expansion, and every client is worth cherishing.

"No, let's see if there are any contract traps. Isn't this difficult?" Fang Zhuo asked.

Liu Ningsheng shook his head: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. But does your company need me to be on site when negotiating the contract? Normally, it would be better if I was on site."

"No, just read the written contract." Fang Zhuo rejected Lawyer Liu's friendly proposal.

Liu Ningsheng said the same thing tactfully twice, so he had no choice but to agree to read the contract tomorrow.

After Fang Zhuo left, Liu Ningsheng had a slightly strange discussion with his colleagues. The young man only paid and left his phone number. He didn't even say his own company name. It was really mysterious.

"This person won't do anything illegal, right? That may not be within the protection of the law."

Liu Ningsheng had such an idea in his mind.

However, almost at the same time the next day, he sat in the law firm and saw the complete business contract, with the company names of parties A and B still erased.

Liu Ningsheng was a little unhappy: "Mr. Fang, do you not trust me?"

"No, I just want to see if there are any problems with the contract. It doesn't involve trust issues." Fang Zhuo said.

Liu Ningsheng argued hard: "It's okay if your company doesn't tell you. I have to help you check whether the other party's company is legal."

"Is this still a thing?" Fang Zhuo was a little confused, but then he said impatiently, "Would you like to see it? If not, I'll find another one."

Liu Ningsheng opened the contract and began to read it carefully.

The argument goes that we have already fought hard. If we don’t win, let’s look at the contract.

Liu Ningsheng responsibly reviewed the content, terms, text and even punctuation. He waited until he had read more than half of it before he said in surprise: "It's a very complete and standardized investment agreement."

Fang Zhuo remained silent, waiting patiently for the lawyer's final answer and revisions.

Liu Ningsheng read it once and then twice: "It's not a big problem, Mr. Fang. The contract is very standard. I wonder how much equity investment your company received? I saw that the contract mentioned the establishment of an option pool. I have to Mind you, this will reduce the valuation of your equity in disguise.”

"Yeah, I know." Fang Zhuo actually believed in the contract drafted by Sequoia. This was a necessary routine.

He confirmed with the lawyer again that there was no problem, put the contract away, thanked him, and prepared to leave.

"Hey, Mr. Fang, um, this is my business card. If you need anything in the future, please contact me anytime." Liu Ningsheng stopped the mysterious young man and handed him a business card.

Fang Zhuo nodded and put it away. Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly turned back and asked: "Lawyer Liu, the law is about misappropriation of public property...forget it, see you later."

Liu Ningsheng watched the other party go out, mumbling the last half of his unfinished sentence.

Misappropriation of public property, misappropriation of public property, is that misappropriation of company property, right?

He quickly chased him out of the door, but his trace was hard to find.

Lawyer Liu Ningsheng, who has a strong sense of social responsibility, prayed in his heart, young people, please don’t go down the wrong path!

Although, the evil path may be more profitable.

…

November 19, four o'clock in the afternoon.

The four shareholders of Guohao.com and Sequoia Capital signed an investment agreement agreed upon by both parties, officially completing the legal cooperation.

From this moment on, Sequoia Capital, a well-known venture capital institution, acquired 20% of the shares of Anhui Guohao Network Technology Co., Ltd. and had priority investment rights.

Because the investment amount involved was only US$240,000, only two low-level staff from Sequoia were present. After politely shaking hands and congratulating each other, they declined the dinner invitation and planned to catch the nearest flight to leave Luzhou.

Fang Zhuo said goodbye politely.

Then, the first thing he did to the three shareholders was to tell them: "Sequoia is very efficient. Once the contract is signed, you must remember to keep it confidential. We have no government relations here in Luzhou, so we don't know what will happen." "

"Especially, Lao Liang from HKUST doesn't know what he is thinking. If he knows that we have been favored by venture capital investors, he will try his best to create the same website, which will be troublesome."

"Growing up in a low-key manner, I did everything I could while others didn't know I had money to do activities."

Fang Zhuo said this in a united, nervous, serious and lively manner.

"Is Teacher Liang really like this?" Zhou Xin asked a little uneasily.

"Don't be afraid to speculate with the greatest malice. No one is the best. In short, it's like what I said." Fang Zhuo shook his head and changed his itinerary plan, "Sequoia's actions are very fast, so I guess the account will be very fast. I received the money, but Lin’an is also pressing for it.”

"The day after tomorrow, Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhou will bring Tang Shangde with them. The three of you will go to Lin'an first to look for a location for an office. The area does not need to be too large."

"I'll wait two days in Luzhou for the money to arrive before going to Lin'an. I have money in my pocket, so I don't panic."

Yu Hong asked hesitantly: "If you don't show up, how can we contact Lin'an?"

"It's normal contact. Lin'an is looking for us to do business, not to have friendship with us, and we don't have anything to ask for." Fang Zhuo said, "I'll give you the phone numbers of Secretary Liu and Director Wu. Rent the office and house first, and then you contact the hospital according to the wishes of the leaders there."

He continued: "Maybe you haven't reached the stage of contacting the hospital, but I will be in Lin'an. Let's keep in touch."

Yu Hong agreed: "Okay, let's see you in Lin'an. Is there anything else that needs attention?"

Fang Zhuo had some thoughts in his mind. He had to do a lot of things, and it was useless to just talk.

After he finished thinking, he looked at the serious expressions on Xiao Yu, Xiao Su, and Xiao Zhou's faces, and said, "Well, there is really something very important."

The three of them were all listening.

"As of today, with the signing of the contract, I can finally say that Guahao.com has taken a crucial step. With the funds, it can truly be considered something from scratch."

"I'm treating you today."

"Call Tang Shangde and Song Rong, eat and drink all over the place, all reimbursed, but you can't tell them the reason for the treat."

Fang Zhuo smiled.

Yu Hong glanced at Su Wei, Su Wei glanced at Yu Hong, and Zhou Xin glanced at his hand typing code. All three of them had comfortable smiles on their faces.

"Xiao Fang, I won't come home until I'm drunk tonight." Yu Hong, who was drunk, said proudly.

Fang Zhuo has one word: "I won't come back until I'm drunk!"